The first dire wolf pups, Romulus and Remus, born in October, plus a third pup, Khaleesi, born in January, are the results of efforts by bioscience towards de-extinction.

They’re dire wolf pups, back from extinction after some 12,000 years. Dire wolves thrived during the Pleistocene Epoch, when they roamed in packs across what would later become the Americas. Standing ...

For 11 seasons, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular PBS series “Finding Your Roots” and led ...